Vulnerability Report

CVE-2010-3944

Title: Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Auth Bypass

Auth Bypass

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2010-3944

CWE Category CWE-20

Published Date Dec 16, 2010

Modified Date Jun 16, 2026

Exploit Status Available

Score 7.2 CVSS v2.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

3.76%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2010-3944: win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers in Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 does not properly validate user-mode input, which allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted application, aka "Win32k Memory Corruption Vulnerability."

Impacted Vendors

microsoft 2

Reference Links

http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024880 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-098 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12184 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024880 http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA10-348A.html https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2010/ms10-098 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A12184

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity HIGH

7.2

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2010-3944 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15758

View Code

June 16, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 29, 2026 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

April 11, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

December 16, 2010 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A

Complexity N/A

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.